PC take overs!!!!!!

[Nishioka]

Yeah, definitely some users who face it more than others.

My point is more that your average user (one who's not on the playgrounds on the bad side of the Internet) has virtually no chance of running into a virus with a Mac.

I do agree it's a lot safer for Mac users as compared to Windows users (even though Microsoft has cleaned up a lot of the "usability first, security later" decisions that lead to port 139 exploits, the Blaster worm, and other drive-by attacks over the years), and staying away from Russian websites definitely helps.

[Nishioka]

Actually, FLA, the opposite is true. Macs have around 13% market share here in the USA, but less than 7% globally. Unix/linux machines (such as Ubuntu) comprise around 1% or so.

Stay tuned. I know people who think this year is the year of Linux on the desktop! (So was 2011, and 2010, and 2009, and 1998, and... )

[FLA4NEB]

Stay tuned. I know people who think this year is the year of Linux on the desktop! (So was 2011, and 2010, and 2009, and 1998, and... )

LINUX EVERYWHERE! PENGUINS RULE OTHERS

[huskrthill]

Stay tuned. I know people who think this year is the year of Linux on the desktop! (So was 2011, and 2010, and 2009, and 1998, and... )

I did a dual boot XP/ubuntu config for a while a couple years ago, but it just didn't do anything for me. I'm considering a new build this spring/summer, and maybe I'll run Linux on my old box just to play with it for a while. (that's what she said)

[RedRum]

It does everything your PC does in a much more efficient way. More intuitive. Easier to use. Less confusion. Better integration. When paired with other Mac devices access to data is seamless and almost effortless. PC's are clunky. Non-efficient. Far less intuitive.

PC's will do the job for you. Just like flying coach will get you from Point A to Point B. But it's just so much easier and nicer to have a private jet to get you from Point A to Point B.

And I thought you weren't a religious person, when you clearly worship at the Apple Chappel.

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-19/t...ins?_s=PM:TECH

[Pops]

... and now, for the iPhone!

Austin has Apps for all their music events

[RussianRed]

Here Skunk,

Kinda back on subject!

[SealBeachHusker]

Same reason Rolls Royce hasn't overtaken Ford in market share.

overpriced?

[husker6]

I did a dual boot XP/ubuntu config for a while a couple years ago, but it just didn't do anything for me. I'm considering a new build this spring/summer, and maybe I'll run Linux on my old box just to play with it for a while. (that's what she said)

I suggest you look at VMWare player. I run Windows XP, Unbuntu and a couple of other Linux flavors as Virtual OS's in VMWare Player. No dual boot and it runs seamlessly on my Win 7 machine. I just wish I had time for the projects I installed them for.

[Nishioka]

Here Skunk,

Kinda back on subject!

[huskernut]

Very true. People unknowingly click on things that might look legit, only to end up with bad stuff on their machines.

You guys just need to stop clicking on the enlargement ads. They're not legit.

[huskrthill]

You guys just need to stop clicking on the enlargement ads. They're not legit.

Yeah, your wife told me it didn't seem to make much difference!

[huskernut]

Yeah, your wife told me it didn't seem to make much difference!

I was wondering who would take that set-up.

[4evrHusker]

There is a reason that there are now iMacs and other Apple products in schools now. My kids have been using iMacs in school for 7 years. I have one at home for them to do their schoolwork, and for security. We also have 3 iPod Touch's and an iPad 2. Never had any issues syncing them up at all. Even the iCal program on the iMac syncs with Google seamlessly so I can update our calendars on one machine, and distribute it to everyone. We also have a netbook that I put Ubuntu on for the kids, and no issues.

Now the laptop I am writing on, a Windows 7 based laptop, has crashed 3 times, and I have lost schoolwork. I am currently saving up for a mac laptop, for no other reason than I am tired of IBM PCs crashing, constantly needing to load updates, and the security issues involved with running Windows on my laptop. Yeah, they are more expensive, just like buying a BMW instead of a Ford. But, the maintenance is easier, the security is better, and the ease of synchronization is so much better that it is hard to keep buying Windows based computers.

Just my